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A Political Satire for All Times: Reading HÄ syÄ rṇava-prahasanaá¹ or the Ocean of Mirth of JagadÄ“Å›vara Bhaá¹­á¹­Ä chÄ rya

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  • Jyotirmaya Sharma

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HÄ syÄ rṇava, the Ocean of Mirth, a medieval Sanskrit political satire, delineates three central themes that require serious consideration. First, the Indic traditions underline the centrality of order in a polity. This preoccupation is underlined by the supremacy of the RÄ jadharma-daṇḠanÄ«ti framework. A great deal of violence and cruelty inheres within this framework. Second, if the order is the site for violence and force, it follows that a glimpse of freedom, unshackled from the conventional implications of the puruá¹£Ä rthas can only be had in upholding the desirability of disorder. Finally, the Indic traditions can transgress and express dissent with the help of a plurality of philosophical and conceptual alternatives rather than hankering after a single set of foundational values or an inevitable normativity.

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  • Jyotirmaya Sharma, 2019. "A Political Satire for All Times: Reading HÄ syÄ rṇava-prahasanaá¹ or the Ocean of Mirth of JagadÄ“Å›vara Bhaá¹­á¹­Ä chÄ rya," Studies in Indian Politics, , vol. 7(1), pages 16-32, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indpol:v:7:y:2019:i:1:p:16-32
    DOI: 10.1177/2321023019838647
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